Usually, the instructor will have conversations with prospective students to highlight the requirements and expectations of flight lab prior to giving them authorization to register. To begin you must as a minimum be enrolled in one of our ground school classes, appropriate to the flight license sought, for flight lab eligibility (for example: Private Pilot Ground School = Private Pilot Flight Lab).
Instructor authorization is in place for flight lab courses in order to determine an accurate number of students per semester so that we can plan our resources accordingly (hire flight instructors, schedule planes, etc.). We invests significant time and resources to accommodate our students, and if students were to casually drop the course, it would negatively impact our operations. With that being said, it would be great for our incoming students to know what to expect in our flight labs and decide early on if OCC would be a good fit for them.
So here are the expectations for flight lab:
- Review flight costs for the lab (see Flight Labs tab on website)
- Private Pilot flight lab is approximately $15k for the semester, not over 24 months.
- You will need to have taken/or take concurrently APT A130 Private Pilot Ground school from OCC.
- Flight lab students follow a strict/rigorous flight training curriculum that combines simulator work and actual flight training in aircraft. It is not a casual flight school to only train for certain areas.
- You are Required to fly at least three times a week, no exceptions. It is a lab course, therefore regular attendance and frequent participation is mandatory.
We understand that our program may not fit the needs of all aspiring pilots, this is why we would like to address these expectations with potential students before authorizing them for enrollment. Our program is rigorous, and involves significant time and financial commitments.
Please do not register for this course if you are NOT able to meet expectations listed above.
Flight Lab Admission Process
